Tag: Ministerial Nominees

JUST IN : Tinubu announces two Ministerial Nominees

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Jamila Bio Ibrahim to serve as the Minister of Youth, pending her confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The president also approved the nomination of Ayodele Olawande to serve as the Minister of State for Youth, pending his confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.   Ms Ibrahim is a young medical doctor and most recently served as the President of the Progressive Young Women Forum (PYWF). She has also served as the Senior Special…

BREAKING:President Bola Tinubu assigns Portfolios to Ministerial Nominees

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President Bola Tinubu has appointed immediate past governors of Rivers and Ebonyi states, Nyesome Wike and Dave Umahi as Ministers of FCT and Minister of Works, respectively.   The former Governors emerged new Ministers as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu released the portfolios for the 45 confirmed ministerial nominees. The list which was released on Wednesday evening, August 16, 2023, also has Dele Alake manning the Minister of Solid Minerals Development. Other ministers are Wale Edun (Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy), Adegboyega Oyetola (Transportation), David Umahi (Works), Festus Keyamo…

JUST IN: Senate withholds confirmation of Okotete, El-Rufai, Danladi ….. Confirms 45 nominees as Ministers

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The Nigerian Senate today, put the ministerial confirmation of the former governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai, Stella Okotete and Abubakar Danladi on hold as they were still undergoing security clearance. This was coming after the Senate on Monday concluded the screening of 45 of the 48 ministerial nominees of President Bola Tinubu, confirming them as cabinet members after a week of long interrogation. The confirmation came over a week after Tinubu’s transmitted a 28-member list to the red chamber for confirmation on July 27. The Senate has already screened…

Senate confirms Buhari’s seven nominees as Minister-designates

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The Senate, on Wednesday, screened and confirmed the seven ministerial nominees whose names were sent last week by President Muhammadu Buhari for confirmation as Minister-designates.   The screening exercise which started at about 12 noon lasted till 4:37 p.m.   Those screened and confirmed as minister-designates include Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh (Abia), Umana Okon Umana (Akwa-Ibom), and Ekumankama Joseph Nkama (Ebonyi).   Others are Goodluck Nana Opiah (Imo), Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub (Kano), Ademola Adewole Adegoroye (Ondo), and Udi Odum (Rivers).   While fielding questions from lawmakers, the first nominee, Ikechukwu Ikoh,…

Senate to screen Buhari’s ministerial nominees next Wednesday

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the upper chamber would, next week Wednesday, screen the seven ministerial nominees forwarded to the chamber by President Muhammadu Buhari for confirmation.   Lawan stated this in an announcement on Wednesday, moments before the Senate adjourned plenary.   “The ministerial nominees will be screened on Wednesday, next week”, he said.   President Buhari, in a letter dated 15th June, 2022, requested the Senate to confirm the nomination of seven ministerial nominees.   He said the confirmation request was made in accordance…

The ‘Bow And Go’ Senate Of Ahmad Lawan By Fredrick Nwabufo

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I have watched the ministerial ‘’screening’’ with despondence. The facetious manner in which the exercise is conducted makes me wonder if the business of governance is really a serious one here. Besides, two or three ministerial nominees, who acquitted themselves creditably, most of them just simply walked across a line. Ahmad Lawan has been dutiful in his obligation of inking ‘’rubber stamp’’ on the senate. Though he had said the senate, which he leads, would not dissolve into the executive as an appendage; his actions have betrayed this gasconade. Soon…